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Descendants of: James SPIERS
And: Margaret RODGER
Married:

Children
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|----- Grissel SPIERS
|	b 1 Apr 1797 South Lagan, Ballantrae, AYR, SCT
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|----- John SPIERS
|	b Jun 1799 South Lagan, Ballantrae, AYR, SCT
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|----- William SPIERS
|	b 22 Oct 1802 South Lagan, Ballantrae, AYR, SCT
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|----- Jean SPIERS
|	b 25 Sep 1804 South Lagan, Ballantrae, AYR, SCT
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|----- Janet SPIERS
|	b 1 May 1807 South Lagan, Ballantrae, AYR, SCT
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|----- Agnes SPIERS
	b 3 Sep 1809 Ballantrae, AYR, SCT
	m 29 Mar 1836 Ewen (Hugh) SINCLAIR
	d 28 Dec 1878 Wainuiomata, WTN, NZ


Evening Post 28 Dec 1878
Death of Mrs Agnes Sinclair
The old settlers and their wives who came to Wellington thirty-eight
years ago seem to be gradually passing away. We have to record the 
departure of another, in the person of Mrs Agnes Sinclair, widow of 
the late Hugh Sinclair, of Wainuiomata, and mother of J. and D. 
Sinclair, sawmill proprietors of that place. Those who have been to 
Wainuiomata, and have known the family, will feel that the hand of 
death has removed from them one whose kindness and general hospitality 
was a marked feature in that home. She leaves a family of four 
children and nine grandchildren. Her children were born in Wellington, 
the youngest of whom is fully 30 years of age. They have never been 
separated far or for any length of time, as all four were present to 
say farewell to their much loved parent, being surrounded by her 
children and friends. Her end, like her life, was one of peace. The 
cause of death was a general break-up of the system, caused by being 
suddenly laid up with a broken leg, which was the result of a fall 
about eighteen months since. Her late husband was among the first 
settlers in Wellington, having come over from Sydney along with Mr J. 
C. Crawford, the ex-magistrate, and Dr Taylor, landing here on 14th 
November, 1839.